Vietnam Gays look forward to being recognized as citizens

 

Seminar on "Promoting and protecting the rights of gay community" by the Institute for Social Research - Economic and Environment (ISEE) held, took place in two days 23 and 24 / 4 in Hanoi.

More than 35 members representing the clubs, the community site for LGBT (Lesbian - Lesbians, Gay - Gay, Bisexual - bisexual and transgender - transgender) across the country attended, to discuss review the strategic issues of performance, cooperation mechanisms, preparing for the contribution of Vietnam in ASEAN and the People's Forum workshop on LGBTIQ in Jakarta from November 2 to 5 / 5.

According to estimates, Vietnam has about 3-5% of LGBT and Vietnam have to look quite open to LGBT. But the LGBT community still face many barriers: lack of understanding of the LGBT society, when it is sick, by eating or playing with the Joneses; media not properly understand the LGBT so much false information also ; reaction of LGBT people with false information also negative; lack of services specific to LGBT people, their families do not understand, is not supported and not supported ideological response to public pressure, public LGBT people lack the unity and also its own stigma, some people whose lifestyle is not good so ...

Representatives of LGBT unity that they are equal to the social community and should enjoy the same rights as everyone else. They want in the future, the family LGBT community recognized and supported. They hope to be recognized in the work, not to be disparaging, recognized gay marriage, as well as adoption rights, access to health care services psychological and physical ...

The workshop also offers strategic solutions to promote and protect the rights of the LGBT community: LGBT people need to build better living environment for themselves, affirming, actively provide information to the press; increase strengthen community connections, etc. ...

Vote 4 The workshop participants of the ASEAN People's Forum 2011: Vu Kieu Loan Chau and Nguyen Hai Yen - ICS representative, Tung Nguyen Vu - Dream Club youth and Tran Chi Thien - representing taoxanh.net website

  

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